Self-discharging wagon



Nov. 20 1923. 1,474,703

v K. BARTH Y SELF' DIS CHARGING WAGON Filed April 26, 1921 Patented Nov.210, 1923.

KARL BARTH, OF ESSEN, GERIVIANY, ASSIGNOB TQ FRIED. KRUPP AKTIENGESELL-scHAr'r, or EssENJoN-rnE-auna, GERMANY. Y

l SELF-DISCHARGING WAGON.

Application filed April 26, 1921. Serial No. 464,690.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, KARL BARTH, residing at Essen, Germany, a citizen ofthe German lepu'blic, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Self-Discharging IVe-gens (for which I tiled an application inGermany on February 8, 1916), of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a double sided self-discharging wagon,the bottom 0f which, when the wagon is ready to be loaded, is flat andin which the supporting of the bottom and its guiding when passing overfrom the loading to the discharging position and vice versa is carriedYout in a particularly advantageous manner.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings which show diagrammatically one embodiment of the subjectmatter of the invention applied to a self-discharging wagon.

Fig. l is a transverse sectional view showing the dumping doors intheiroperative position. Y

Fig. 2 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1 but with the dump-ingdoors shown in the position they assume in the discharging operation.

The body A of the self-discharging wagon has iXed side walls B. 'Thebottom consists of two doors C and C1 which are connected to each otherby hinges c2 in the central longitudinal plane of the body of the wagonand when in the loading position (denoted byI) form a horizontal planeand when in the discharging position (denoted by II) form a saddle. Eachof these doors C and G1 is pivotally connected by swinging supports Dand E respectively Vto the underframe F of the wagon. There is alsoattached to the door C at a pivot ypoint c3 a connecting rod G, which ispivotally connected at its other end to the underframe F by means of apin g1 rigidly connected to it. The connecting rod G lies inside theswinging supports D and E. For the operation of the bottom, which isonly necessary when it is returned from position II to position I, anykind of well known arrangement (not shown) may be provided, which may beformed for example by a hand lever keyed on the pin g1 or by a gearingconnected at the point 02 and provided with a locking device which canbe thrown out or operation mechanism and serves to and C1 securely inthe by the operatin hold the doors loading position.

W'hen the wagon is to be discharged, the

arrangement for operating the bottom is set in action, whereby thelocking device is thrown out or' operation. When this takes place thedoors G and G1 in consequence of the pivotal connection with each otherand with the underframe F are brought by the connecting rod G and .theaction of the weight oi' the load automatically into the dischargingposition denoted by II. The arrangement and the length of the connectingrod G is such that when the discharging movement takes place, the hinges02 are moved vertically upwards, so that a uniform discharge takes placeon both sides and the uniformity of the load on both Sides ot theundertrame is maintained.

I claim- 1. In a'self-dumping vehicle comprising a receptacle withA aplurality of hingedly connected bottom-forming members and a supportingunder frame for' said receptacle, a supporting link for eachbottom-forming member, said supporting link being pivotally attachedtosaid member and to said frame, and a transverse guide link pivotallyconnected to one of said bottom-forming members and to said frame andadapted to guide the hinged edges of said bottomforming members in asubstantially vertical line.

2. Ina self-dumping vehicle comprising a receptacle with a plurality ofhingedly connected bottom-forming members and a supporting'under framefor-said receptacle, a supporting link for each 'bottom-forming member,said supportinglink being pivotally attached to said member at a pointnearer its hinged edge than Aits outer edge, and to said frame, and atransverse guide link pivotally connected to one of said bottom-formingmembers and to said frame and adapted to .guide the hinged edges of Saidbottom-forming members in a substantially vertical line.

3. In a self-dumping vehicle, comprising a receptacle Awith a pluralityof hingedly connected bottom-forming members and a supporting underframe for said receptacle,

a supporting link for each bottom forming.

member, said supporting link being pivotally attached to said member andto said adapted to guide the hinged edges of said frame, whereby on saidbottom-forming bottom-forming members in a substantially men'l'bersassuming the dumping positiop Vertical line. 10 said links are adaptedto swing inwardly The 'foregoingspecification signed at Es- 5 past theVertical, and a transverse guide link sen, Germany7 this 25th day ofFebruary,

pivotally connected to one of said bottom 1921. e forming members and tosaid frame and e KARL BARTH.

